Title :
An analysis of causation in aerospace accidents
Author :
Weiss, Kathryn A. ; Leveson, Nancy ; Lundqvist, Kristina ; Farid, Nida ; Stringfellow, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
After a short description of common accident models and their limitations, a new model is used to evaluate the causal factors in a mission interruption of the SOHO (SOlar Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. The factors in this accident are similar to common factors found in other recent software related aerospace losses
Keywords :
accidents; space vehicles; SOHO; accident models; aerospace accidents; aerospace losses; causal factors; mission interruption; solar heliospheric observatory; spacecraft; Aerospace accidents; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace safety; Humans; Joining processes; Laboratories; Observatories; Production; Space technology; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems, 2001. DASC. 20th Conference
Conference_Location :
Daytona Beach, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7034-1
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2001.963364
